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The 2015 SDM 100 ranks U.S. companies that provide electronic security systems and services to both residential and non-residential customers. This ranking is based on information provided to or, in few cases, estimated by SDM. Ranked companies were asked to submit an audited or reviewed financial statement, or a copy of their income tax return.
The main table, which begins on this page, ranks 100 companies by their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) of December 31, 2014. The company with the highest RMR is ranked as No. 1, and so on. For each of the 100 companies, the following information is provided, from left to right:
- Current year rank, which is based on December 31, 2014, RMR.
- Prior year rank.
- Company name, as used in the marketplace, and headquarters location.
- Amount of RMR billed on December 31, 2014.
- Percentage of RMR increase/decrease compared with December 31, 2013.
- Number of subscribers (recurring-billable customers) at year-end 2014.
- Amount of sales revenue from residential system installations in 2014.
- Amount of sales revenue from non-residential system installations in 2014.
- Total gross revenue in millions of dollars. This number represents total revenue in calendar-year or (the company’s) fiscal-year 2013 from security system sales/installation, service, leasing, and monitoring.
- Number of full-time employees.
- Number of business locations, including headquarters.
Note: An e following the figure indicates it is an SDM estimate.
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Company/ Headquarters |
RMR, 12/31/14 | Subscribers |
Gross revenue, 2014 |
Employees | Locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ADT Boca Raton, Fla. |
$262,666,667 | 6,663,000 | $3,408,000,000 | 16,000e | 200 |
| 2 |
Tyco Integrated Security Boca Raton, Fla. |
$62,500,000e | 500,000e | $3,876,000,000e | 10,000e | 200e |
| 3 |
Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Indianapolis, Ind. |
$53,833,333e | 300,000e | $1,700,000,000e | 8,300e | 75e |
| 4 |
Vivint Inc. Provo, Utah |
$48,700,000 | 894,175 | $564,000,000 | 10,210 | 5 |
| 5 |
Monitronics International Dallas, Texas |
$44,100,000 | 1,059,266 | $539,449,000 | 1,100 | 3 |
| 6 |
Protection 1 Romeoville, Ill. |
$29,700,000 | 1,501,000 | $468,000,000 | 2,755 | 74 |
| 7 |
Diebold Security Uniontown, Ohio |
$14,200,000 | 200,000e | $628,000,000 | 1000 | 110 |
| 8 |
Vector Security Inc. Warrendale, Pa. |
$14,100,000 | 289,275 | $288,175,750 | 1275 | 32 |
| 9 |
Guardian Protection Services Warrendale, Pa. |
$12,866,060 | 295,098 | $169,914,518 | 1,030 | 14 |
| 10 |
ASG Security Beltsville, Md. |
$10,015,539 | 208,826 | $145,801,237 | 1,163 | 27 |
| 11 |
Bay Alarm Company Pacheco, Calif. |
$8,741,326 | 128,395 | $122,253,549 | 761 | 15 |
| 12 |
Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc., Earth City, Mo. |
$8,449,126 | 77,403 | $122,846,334 | 666 | 15 |
| 13 |
Central Security Group Inc. Tulsa, Okla. |
$7,052,530 | 209,450 | $82,025,436 | 410 | 11 |
| 14 |
Alarm Capital Alliance Newtown Square, Pa. |
$6,629,100 | 183,956 | $76,896,843 | 515 | 8 |
| 15 |
CPI Security Systems Inc. Charlotte, N.C. |
$5,450,000 | 124,133 | $70,100,000 | 480 | 7 |
| 16 |
Protect America Austin, Texas |
$5,263,221 | 129,594 | $65,027,171 | 304 | 1 |
| 17 |
SAFE Security Companies San Ramon, Calif. |
$5,128,746 | 129,328 | $51,931,344 | 355 | 2 |
| 18 |
Guardian Alarm Company Southfiled, Mich. |
$5,019,097 | 116,787 | $69,800,305 | n/a | 9 |
| 19 |
Kastle Systems International Falls Church, Va. |
$4,600,000 | n/a | $78,000,000 | 415 | 9 |
| 20 |
Ackerman Security Systems Atlanta, Ga. |
$3,129,458 | 123,476 | $50,813,146 | 300 | 2 |
| 21 |
ADS Security L.P. Nashville, Tenn. |
$2,538,497 | 77,428 | $38,555,792 | 301 | 16 |
| 22 |
AFA Protective Systems Inc. Syosset, N.Y. |
$2,509,000 | 46,907 | $79,486,571 | 447 | 19 |
| 23 |
DTT Los Angeles, Calif. |
$2,500,000 | 13,925 | $29,000,000 | 357 | 3 |
| 24 |
Alarm Detection Systems Inc. Aurora, Ill. |
$2,361,869 | 26,845 | $35,657,642 | 219 | 3 |
| 25 |
G4S Technology LLC Omaha, Neb. |
$2,260,934 | 1,236 | $131,670,109 | 478 | 14 |
| 26 |
Electric Guard Dog Columbia, S.C. |
$2,229,836 | 3,058 | $25,593,349 | 92 | 1 |
| 27 |
SafeTouch Jacksonville, Fla. |
$2,046,632 | n/a | $29,761,833 | 221 | 5 |
| 28 |
NorthStar Alarm Services LLC Orem, Utah |
$2,042,800 | 42,907 | $17,885,482 | 320 | 1 |
| 29 |
Per Mar Security Services Davenport, Iowa |
$1,784,186 | 35,371 | $46,086,508 | 359 | 13 |
| 30 |
First Alarm Aptos, Calif. |
$1,290,959 | 20,043 | $22,398,859 | 148 | 5 |
| 31 |
American Alarm & Communications Arlington, Mass. |
$1,243,230 | 22,690 | $33,736,331 | 202 | 5 |
| 32 |
SSD Alarm Systems / Kern Security & Fire/ McNeil Security & Alpha Alarm Anaheim, Calif. |
$1,214,732 | n/a | $30,012,784 | n/a | 13 |
| 33 |
EPS Security Grand Rapids, Mich. |
$1,204,049 | 18,712 | $28,380,752 | 204 | 6 |
| 34 |
General Security Inc. Plainview N.Y. |
$1,144,330 | 45,356 | $20,259,344 | 158 | 8 |
| 35 |
RLC Security Inc. Gibsonia, Pa. |
$1,110,333 | 25,593 | $10,931,158 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 |
Mountain Alarm Ogden, Utah |
$998,095 | 31,780 | $31,125,551 | 194 | 10 |
| 37 |
Kimberlite Corp. Fresno, Calif. |
$989,391 | 6,044 | $15,672,213 | 111 | 8 |
| 38 |
Select Security Lancaster, Pa. |
$985,998 | 22,322 | $15,633,221 | 160 | 11 |
| 39 |
Sonitrol New England Rocky Hill, Conn. |
$940,572 | 27,417 | $21,178,080 | 102 | 5 |
| 40 |
Sonitrol Pacific Portland, Ore. |
$935,471 | 4,514 | $14,300,541 | 78 | 5 |
| 41 |
EMC Security Suwanee, Ga. |
$925,475 | 45,128 | $16,759,517 | 120 | 1 |
| 42 |
F.E. Moran Inc. Alarm and Monitoring Services Champaign, Ill. |
$900,354 | 28,052 | $30,766,854 | 148 | 6 |
| 43 |
Sonitrol of Sacramento & Orange County,Cybex Security Roseville, Calif. |
$819,041 | 4,340 | $13,812,311 | 38 | 2 |
| 44 |
Security Equipment Inc. Omaha, Neb. |
$781,436 | 15,826 | $24,973,364 | 163 | 4 |
| 45 |
Doyle Security Systems Inc. Rochester, N.Y. |
$759,941 | 22,573 | $13,087,431 | 97 | 5 |
| 46 |
Security Force Inc. Raleigh, N.C. |
$751,400 | 17,914 | $10,028,000 | 65 | 3 |
| 47 |
Custom Security Systems Inc. Baton Rouge, La. |
$658,750 | 29,988 | $12,130,188 | 128 | 1 |
| 48 |
All Guard Alarm Systems Inc. Hayward, Calif. |
$650,108 | 13,018 | $10,236,195 | 67 | 2 |
| 49 |
RFI Communication & Security Systems San Jose, Calif. |
$614,580 | 3,612 | $46,070,129 | 235 | 5 |
| 50 |
DynaFire Inc. Casselberry, Fla. |
$614,268 | 6,085 | $14,028,128 | 112 | 4 |
| 51 |
Matson Alarm Co. Inc. Fresno, Calif. |
$612,191 | 20,870 | $10,743,604 | 67 | 4 |
| 52 |
Custom Security Systems Lacey, Wash. |
$581,514 | 50,085 | $10,048,823 | 115 | 3 |
| 53 |
Supreme Security Systems Inc. Union, N.J. |
$569,514 | 7,041 | $8,893,132 | 68 | 1 |
| 54 |
Koorsen Fire & Security Indianapolis, Ind. |
$565,500 | 14,428 | $90,800,631 | n/a | 26 |
| 55 |
Redwire / Sonitrol of Tallahassee,
Bay, NW FL, EC FL Tallahassee, Fla. |
$521,051 | 5,171 | $9,335,691 | 63 | 6 |
| 56 |
Post Alarm Systems Arcadia, Calif. |
$513,206 | 15,531 | $10,899,673 | 122 | 2 |
| 57 |
Sonitrol of Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto Buffalo, N.Y. |
$501,732 | 5,437 | $11,176,000 | 85 | 3 |
| 58 |
Sonitrol Tri-County Grand Blanc, Mich. |
$493,789 | 10,284 | $9,812,450 | 59 | 3 |
| 59 |
Safe Systems Louisville, Colo. |
$492,265 | 11,829 | $9,745,100 | 79 | 2 |
| 60 |
Habitec Security Toledo, Ohio |
$491,654 | 15,410 | $9,390,204 | 74 | 3 |
| 61 |
Peak Alarm Co. Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah |
$469,300 | 9,689 | $15,690,956 | 85 | 3 |
| 62 |
Intertech Security Pittsburgh, Pa. |
$457,000 | 5,190 | $26,334,000 | 184 | 8 |
| 63 |
A-Com Protection Services Inc. Columbus, Ga. |
$454,948 | 14,830 | $9,638,625 | 68 | 6 |
| 64 |
World Wide Security & GC Alarm Inc. Garden City, N.Y. |
$452,664 | 23,956 | $8,146,965 | 57 | 1 |
| 65 |
Sonitrol SW Ohio Mason, Ohio |
$448,223 | 6,737 | $8,843,747 | 48 | 2 |
| 66 |
The Protection Burea Exton, Pa. |
$446,441 | 7,730 | $14,216,424 | 160 | 3 |
| 67 |
Alarmco Inc. Las Vegas, Nev. |
$442,477 | 10,020 | $6,725,806 | 91 | 1 |
| 68 |
Acadiana Security Plus Broussard, La. |
$429,609 | 12,952 | $8,830,127 | 81 | 1 |
| 69 |
Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms Inc. Huntington Station, N.Y. |
$422,000 | 21,403 | $8,765,445 | 71 | 1 |
| 70 |
Scarsdale Security Systems Inc. Scarsdale, N.Y. |
$418,045 | 9,866 | $13,021,657 | 92 | 2 |
| 71 |
SMG Security Systems Inc. Elk Grove Village, Ill. |
$390,339 | 6,255 | $8,554,130 | 55 | 1 |
| 72 |
Blue Ridge Security Systems Inc. Anderson, S.C. |
$388,771 | 37,024 | $8,033,457 | 82 | 1 |
| 73 |
Bates Security LLC / Sonitrol of Lexington Lexington, Ky. |
$385,927 | 5,644 | $9,153,839 | 53 | 1 |
| 74 |
Security Systems of America Pittsburgh, Pa. |
$371,731 | 14,966 | $7,264,772 | 60 | 4 |
| 75 |
Washington Alarm Inc. Seattle, Wash. |
$359,537 | 6,939 | $6,255,417 | 52 | 2 |
| 76 |
Dakota Security Systems Inc. Sioux Falls, S.D. |
$334,152 | 1,008 | $27,056,887 | 139 | 8 |
| 77 |
Gillmore Security Systems Inc. Cleveland, Ohio |
$330,751 | 6,319 | $5,929,955 | 41 | 1 |
| 78 |
Richmond Alarm Company Midlothian, Va. |
$320,531 | 9,867 | $6,857,240 | 69 | 3 |
| 79 |
Crime Prevention Security Systems LLC Gainesville, Fla. |
$319,797 | 13,982 | $9,075,729 | 84 | 2 |
| 80 |
Sonitrol Security Services Inc. Charlotte, N.C. |
$302,675 | 3,995 | $5,474,653 | 52 | 2 |
| 81 |
Amherst Alarm Inc. Amherst, N.Y. |
$292,278 | 25,900 | $6,118,796 | 59 | 1 |
| 82 |
Atronic Alarms Inc. Lenexa, Kansas |
$290,054 | 7,513 | $7,143,461 | 51 | 1 |
| 83 |
Bonds Alarm Co. Inc. Phoenix, Ariz. |
$287,455 | 9,866 | $4,305,140 | 23 | 3 |
| 84 |
Sentry Security Wheeling, Ill. |
$286,833 | 5,486 | $6,170,288 | 25 | 1 |
| 85 |
Valley Alarm Sun Valley, Calif. |
$286,041 | 8,936 | $4,906,218 | 28 | 1 |
| 86 |
Briscoe Protective Systems Inc. Centereach, N.Y. |
$275,824 | 2,618 | $7,526,538 | 48 | 3 |
| 87 |
Sonitrol of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. |
$275,806 | 1,985 | $5,067,911 | 29 | 1 |
| 88 |
Advent Security Corporation Oreland, Pa. |
$263,418 | 7,086 | $4,058,250 | 27 | 1 |
| 89 |
Moon Security Services Inc. Pasco, Wash. |
$250,426 | 7,814 | $7,981,828 | 109 | 3 |
| 90 |
Pacific Alarm Systems Inc. Culver City, Calif. |
$248,805 | 3,937 | $3,988,960 | 35 | 1 |
| 91 |
Yarnell Security Systems Lancaster, Pa. |
$245,000 | 8,328 | $5,400,000 | 42 | 1 |
| 92 |
NCA Nashville, Tenn. |
$243,823 | 19,483 | $ 4,899,535 | 26 | 1 |
| 93 |
Custom Alarm Rochester, Minn. |
$224,834 | 6,747 | $10,519,336 | 70 | 2 |
| 94 |
Sonitrol of Evansville Inc. Evansville, Ind. |
$218,480 | 2,653 | $4,011,511 | 29 | 1 |
| 95 |
Hoffman Electronic Systems Atwater, Calif. |
$216,919 | 4,512 | $3,671,258 | 37 | 2 |
| 96 |
Mijac Alarm Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
$215,884 | n/a | $4,385,694 | n/a | 1 |
| 97 |
Secure Pacific Corporation Portland, Ore. |
$206,107 | 5,262 | $2,631,878 | 19 | 5 |
| 98 |
Allied Fire & Security Spokane, Wash. |
$195,602 | 6,949 | $20,094,000 | 80 | 3 |
| 99 |
Fleenor Security Systems Johnson City, Tenn. |
$193,216 | 6,111 | $5,794,036 | 51 | 1 |
| 100 |
Atlantic Coast Alarm Inc. Mays Landing, N.J. |
$175,913 | 6,571 | $5,683,848 | 32 | 3 |
e = SDM estimate
na = not available or not applicable
Footnotes
No. 3 – SDM’s 2009 Dealer of the Year.
No. 4 – Vivint Solar IPO for $1.6 B October 2014. SDM’s 2011 Dealer of the Year.
No. 6 – 9.2% net attrition; several very large national account customer wins; awarded the USAA Affinity partnership for residential channel; SDM’s 2012 Dealer of the Year.
No. 7 – SDM’s 2011 Systems Integrator of the Year.
No. 8 – SDM’s 2003 Dealer of the Year.
No. 9 – 12.3% RMR growth; SDM's 2013 Dealer of the Year and 1999 Dealer of the year.
No. 10 – Opened physical branch locations in four new markets: Laredo, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, Monroe, CT, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL; SDM’s 2008 Dealer of the Year.
No. 11 – Acquired SDA Security (San Diego Alarm).
No. 12 – Won contract for multiple security / video solutions with 8,000+ site retailer.
No. 13 – Internal sales efforts focusing on interactive systems has pushed penetration rates close to 80%.
No. 14 – Integration of two significant acquisitions totaling over 30,000 new customers; complete restructure of call center operations.
No. 15 – SDM's 2000 Dealer of the Year.
No. 20 – Hit a high mark with over 100 sales representatives on staff; SDM’s 2007 Dealer of the Year..
No. 21 – Closed five acquisitions, integrated them into operations and used them to expand on organic sales; SDM’s 2014 Dealer of the Year.
No. 25 - Noted significant sales growth; re-built sales organization “to become a team that creates demand.”
No. 26 – Developed a newly grown sales organization into a powerful producer of new business.
No. 29 – 7.3% attrition in 2014, down from 7.5% in 2013.
No. 31 – Focused on product line management and training to improve efficiencies and long-term profitability.
No. 34 – 118% increase in net profit.
No. 35 – 33% RMR growth.
No. 36 – Purchased a large company and added a large state to footprint; separated wholesale business from this report; although still owned by the same
family for estate-planning purposes, the two companies are now totally separate.
No. 37 – Organic growth; technology overhaul.
No. 39 – Involvement with the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR) and the coming of age of verified priority dispatch to help combat the problem of false alarms.
No. 41 – Focused on key hires, training and process measurement and improvement; reduced attrition by 2.2%; implemented new CRM system.
No. 43 – Expanded footprint from Orange County only, to all of Southern California.
No. 44 – Rewrote company mission statement and implemented a new customer experience initiative.
No. 46 – Winner of the BBB Torch Awards.
No. 49 – Deployment of both Microsoft Dynamics’ AX as RFI’s new ERP platform and the ShoreTel VoIP.
No. 50 – Completion of a large performing arts facility and the Citrus Bowl in Q4 - 2014.
No. 51 – Software upgrade on UL-listed central station.
No. 56 – Went paperless.
No. 57 – Technology partnership between Sonitrol and 3XLogic.
No. 60 – Named a Top Workplace in Toledo, OH.
No. 61 – Launch of PeakView™ and high market acceptance of three bundles of leased video surveillance packages for business applications; central station obtained UL 2050 listing for the monitoring, signal processing, investigation, servicing and operation of alarm systems for which a National Industrial security system certificate is required.
No. 62 – Organic growth and acquisition.
No. 64 – Enhanced central station to provide interactive video monitoring, managed access control and video door man services.
No. 65 – Nominated for the BBB Torch and Eclipse Award in 2014.
No. 66 – SDM’s 2010 Dealer of the Year.
No. 69 – Installation of proprietary AES mesh radio network.
No. 70 – Implementation of new productivity tools including WeSuite as an adjunct to Sedona Office.
No. 71 – Streamlined internal inventory control system; implemented a hosted access and video platform; first-time ranking on the SDM 100.
No. 72 – Began a large expansion project with Coca Cola that adds four states.
No. 74 – Converted database to Manitou.
No. 75 – Implemented WeSuite.
No. 76 – Crossed the $25 million revenue mark; first-time ranking on the SDM 100.
No. 77 – Focused on finding the right leadership team to help maximize resources and position for growth.
No. 78 – Increased efficiency and improved accounting and administrative systems.
No. 79 – Entered 40th year of business in 2015.
No. 80 – Added camera monitoring to central station.
No. 81 – 30th year in business.
No. 82 – SDM’s 2004 Dealer of the Year.
No. 84 – Expanded managerial infrastructure.
No. 86 – Introduced a new security line and continued growth in a very competitive fire alarm market in New York City.
No. 88 – Introduced two new lines of home interactive equipment.
No. 91 – Updated equipment in UL central station.
No. 93 – Spun off commercial sound part of business, allowing company to focus solely on growing as a security company with the “core four” of video, access, fire and intrusion.
No. 97 – First-time ranking on the SDM 100.
No. 99 – Central station underwent a transition to Bold Manitou in early 2014.
No. 100 – First-time ranking on the SDM 100.
